Dear all,
I have a network environment consisting of two Aruba CX 8100 switches configured in a VSX High Availability (HA) pair, and two Aruba CX 6300M switches configured as a VSF stack. I need to upgrade the firmware for both the VSX pair and the VSF stack.
While I have received the recommended stable firmware versions from TAC, this is my first time upgrading Aruba switches, and I have a few concerns based on my research.
I understand that Aruba switches feature dual boot banks (primary and secondary). To perform the upgrade, I plan to copy the new firmware to the currently unused boot partition (e.g., if the switch is running on the primary image, I will upload the new firmware to the secondary partition).
Could you please clarify the following questions?
1. VSF Stack Upgrade
Do I need to use the "allow-unsafe-updates 30" command during the stack upgrade, or should I only use it if it is explicitly stated in the release notes?
To boot from the new firmware on the secondary partition, what is the correct command sequence? Should I use:
boot system secondary
or
boot set-default secondary
boot system
1. VSX Pair Upgrade
My plan is to copy the recommended firmware to the appropriate boot bank on each switch and then trigger the VSX orchestration. If the new firmware is loaded into the secondary boot bank, is the correct command:
vsx update-software boot-bank secondary
1. Upgrade Paths (Recommended by TAC)
VSX Pair (CX 8100): Upgrading directly from 10.12.0006 to 10.13.1161.
VSF Stack (CX 6300M): Upgrading sequentially from 10.13.1040 to 10.14.1061, and then from 10.14.1061 to 10.16.1040.
Any guidance, best practices, or validation of these steps would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Sachith